Cliched Phrases on Boards

whisky_galore · 17-06-2021 7:55am

Strawman.
Simples.
End of.
Get a grip.
West Brit.
Sheeple.
Gubberment.
Mehole (Martin)

murpho999 · 17-06-2021 8:43am

"Never heard of them".

Always used by an poster who thinks they're edgy when a celebrity passes away or makes the news.

tom1ie · 17-06-2021 8:44am

“But you knew that didn’t you”

Nearly every thread after it descends into sniping at each other.

banie01 · 17-06-2021 9:20am

murpho999 wrote: »

"Never heard of them".

Always used by an poster who thinks they're edgy when a celebrity passes away or makes the news.

Who?

17-06-2021 9:30am

External Association wrote: »

Woke and snowflake are often used as a cover all. I don't mind woke personally. Think snowflake is used as a put down for someone you don't agree with, often in a bullying way.

Yeah I often see snowflake used by very right-wing types - Gemma sypporter level - for nothing other than being disagreed with.

But yeah woke is a thing - no matter what the tediously dismissive and sneering keep telling themselves. It's a stupid word all right and like any buzzword will be misused, but it refers to nonsense like a pile-on on JK Rowling for simply saying biology can't be denied (the misogyny she experienced! But THAT misogyny is OK) or me being called a fascist (yeah because clearly I'm a big fan of Mussolini and Oswald Moseley) for holding the same view as her.

It's the likes of a woman's employer being bullied into announcing on social media that they fired her (I mean, is that even legal?) She was a racist arsehole but the way it escalated into her employer being held accountable... this is what people mean by using the w word.

It's denial of actual problems disproportionately occurring in particular communities - and referring to acknowledgement of this as bigotry.

It's nothing to do with civil rights - utterly beyond me how someone could come to that conclusion. Few would take issue with civil rights. It's about taking individual views in isolation that are conservative or even just in the centre - or neither, just the truth - and claiming they make someone a bigot, and calling for that person to be punished. It is NOT a term for someone who criticises actual bigots (you're not woke if you call Gemma O'Doherty and John Waters dreadful bigots - even if some eejits misuse the term, that is not what woke is).

17-06-2021 9:45am

Leg End Reject wrote: »

'Neckbeard/bootcut jeans/checked shirt' stereotype of a supposed typical male poster that seems to exclusively consume pizza and coke.

I do not understand what the issue is with bootcut jeans (aka jeans) and I suspect a number who jump on the "boot cut jeans are terrible" bandwagon don't either.

Hangdogroad · 17-06-2021 9:51am

whisky_galore wrote: »

Strawman.
Simples.
End of.
Get a grip.
West Brit.
Sheeple.
Gubberment.
Mehole (Martin)

"Simples"

I utterly detest those ads with that cgi talking rat thing to begin with so don't get me started on people who use that idiotic catchphrase.

17-06-2021 10:01am

Is shinner still constantly used to bully people who simply criticise the grotesque behaviour of the security forces towards nationalists back in the day?

17-06-2021 10:14am

The cringe inducing ‘coke and hookers’.

StupidLikeAFox · 17-06-2021 10:28am

Hangdogroad wrote: »

"Simples"

This usually follows some ridiculously complex idea reduced to a single line

"All the government need to do is raise corporate tax by 10%, build 20000 houses and revert to the old health board system. Simples."

Say Your Number · 17-06-2021 11:07am

Remember the seventies/eighties/nineties, everything was so amazing back then the world has gone to sh1te since.

silverharp · 17-06-2021 11:26am

Hell......

17-06-2021 12:05pm

"Members of a 'certain' ethnic minority"

FFS they lobbied tooth and nail to be recognised as such by the state, don't be terrified of using the word "travellers", it is what they argued for after all.

enda1 · 17-06-2021 12:10pm

A real boardsism is the use of the word "said" where everyone else would normally say that or this.
Example: "When you went to said event" as if they're a cross-examining barrister.

I find it a really weird way to try to make themselves look authoritative or clever.

silverharp · 17-06-2021 12:12pm

more an American import but ....checks notes

Capt'n Midnight · 17-06-2021 12:18pm

Lurleen wrote: »

Is shinner still constantly used to bully people who simply criticise the grotesque behaviour of the security forces towards nationalists back in the day?

You mean chuckies ?

ILoveYourVibes · 17-06-2021 12:20pm

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

You mean chuckies ?

:pac:

Im not having a dig at sinn fein and i don't think security forces having a go at irish people is ok ...

BUT THIS ....:D

17-06-2021 12:22pm

Deleted User wrote: »

"Members of a 'certain' ethnic minority"

FFS they lobbied tooth and nail to be recognised as such by the state, don't be terrified of using the word "travellers", it is what they argued for after all.

"Culture boss" is a recurring one.

I'm a critic of the disproportionate problems too, and the denial of them, but that old quip doesn't bring anything to the table.

sligojoek · 17-06-2021 12:25pm

"Lot of anger here"

"Mostly men"

Gregor Samsa · 17-06-2021 12:25pm

Deleted User wrote: »

The cringe inducing ‘coke and hookers’.

You might cringe afterwards, but while you're doing them you think you're a legend.

a fat guy · 17-06-2021 12:27pm

"Godwinned" any time Hitler is mentioned.

I swear some folks on here are waiting in the wings just to sound clever. Like it doesn't happen literally every single time someone mentions the Nazi's on here.

Also honorable mentions go to the eye roller emoji, even though it isn't a phrase.

antfin · 17-06-2021 12:29pm

The mind boggles.

Feisar · 17-06-2021 12:37pm

"Touch a nerve" such a meaningless generic retort. Should go the same was as blast it with piss.

"Strange hill to die on" another bullsh!t attempt to play down someone's opinion.

antfin · 17-06-2021 12:51pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

the "off load" would known as a pass in every other sport :pac:

Whole rugby sport is a buzzword marketers dream

It really depends on the offload ie it could have been a "lovely little offload". The thing with a lovely little offload is that it will "ask questions of the defence" but whether or not a team is "asking all the right questions" of the oppositions defence will determine who will score next. You need to "keep the scoreboard ticking over" especially when the "next score will be crucial" or if it's going to be one of those games where you feel "every score will count".

murpho999 · 17-06-2021 12:54pm

Deleted User wrote: »

The cringe inducing ‘coke and hookers’.

Cringe inducing is another one.

Why would you cringe at something somebody else says on the internet?

Feisar · 17-06-2021 12:59pm

antfin wrote: »

The mind boggles.

"Wow", as if someone's opinion was so far out there.

"so you are saying blah, blah, blah" (often quite removed from what the other poster said)

"Wow"

Montage of Feck · 17-06-2021 1:04pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

The cringe inducing ‘coke and hookers’.

So you haven't been to the legendary boards.ie yacht parties?

The Continental Op · 17-06-2021 1:06pm

What ever happened to the hamsters?

The J Stands for Jay · 17-06-2021 1:11pm

Portman Toe wrote: »

I can't think of any Boards specific cliches but I would like to tell anybody reading this to blast yourself with piss.

To anyone that's sick of whatever cliché, just remember that yore ma and blast it with piss were near universal on threads and have now all but disappeared

The J Stands for Jay · 17-06-2021 1:14pm

murpho999 wrote: »

"Never heard of them".

Always used by an poster who thinks they're edgy when a celebrity passes away or makes the news.

Often used by this poster when I don't know the person in question and they're difficult to Google (or if I'm too lazy)

silverharp · 17-06-2021 1:21pm

Feisar wrote: »

"Wow", as if someone's opinion was so far out there.

"so you are saying blah, blah, blah" (often quite removed from what the other poster said)

"Wow"

guaranteed gibberish alert if someone starts a sentence with So...

s8n · 17-06-2021 1:26pm

Your Ma
Blast it with p155
Atari Jaguar

a fat guy · 17-06-2021 1:32pm

McGaggs wrote: »

To anyone that's sick of whatever cliché, just remember that yore ma and blast it with piss were near universal on threads and have now all but disappeared

I thought they'd were eventually banned, no?

One eyed Jack · 17-06-2021 1:46pm

Derivatives of “Boards is left-leaning” / “Boards is right-leaning”, depending upon the individual posters own political perspective.

The use of terms “Conservative” / “Progressive” to identify an opinion which isn’t at all based upon political beliefs, but simply begrudgery and spite.

“Misogyny”, “Racism”, “Sexism”, etc, and the rest -

“I just tell it like it is”, “some people can’t deal with reality”, “facts over feelings”.

The Mighty Quinn · 17-06-2021 2:33pm

As others have highlighted...

'simples' .... it gives me a complete irrational spike of anger
'but you already knew that' ..... see above
'neckbeard' ... stop it, just... jesus, just stop it.
'mehole' ... what are you, six years old? ha f**king ha, it was lame the FIRST time
'the powers that be' ...... urgh

17-06-2021 2:35pm

antfin wrote: »

It really depends on the offload ie it could have been a "lovely little offload". The thing with a lovely little offload is that it will "ask questions of the defence" but whether or not a team is "asking all the right questions" of the oppositions defence will determine who will score next. You need to "keep the scoreboard ticking over" especially when the "next score will be crucial" or if it's going to be one of those games where you feel "every score will count".

Jesus i hate the rugby crowd so much......id rather have arlene foster as president than have oirish rugby supporters anything to do with running the country

17-06-2021 2:45pm

Silly to hate supporters of a sport.

Elmer Blooker · 17-06-2021 2:45pm

'whataboutery'

17-06-2021 2:47pm

"Since breastfeeding is OK in public due to being natural, I should be able to urinate/defecate/masturbate/have sex in public."

It's amazing that that actually gets resorted to as an argument but it does!

17-06-2021 2:48pm

Elmer Blooker wrote: »

'whataboutery'

It's a real thing though. E.g. on a thread about Bloody Sunday - what about what the IRA did? As if they can't open a separate thread, they have to be that tasteless.

17-06-2021 2:49pm

Lurleen wrote: »

Silly to hate supporters of a sport.

If you know,you know

Such a bunch of arrogant,over indulged knobends the lot of em....taken in by a farce of a sport and think ramming buzzwords into sentences will make it entertaining (it wont)

A sport made for people who arent skilful enough to play others takes prime time slots on irish tv,which is a joke given its playing numbers here.....we shouldnt be encouraging our youth to play it,no mind clogging up the free-to-air channels indulging these cûnts

EmmetSpiceland · 17-06-2021 2:54pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

If you know,you know

Such a bunch of arrogant,over indulged knobends the lot of em....taken in by a farce of a sport and think ramming buzzwords into sentences will make it entertaining (it wont)

A sport made for people who arent skilful enough to play others takes prime time slots on irish tv,which is a joke given its playing numbers here.....we shouldnt be encouraging our youth to play it,no mind clogging up the free-to-air channels indulging these cûnts

You sound triggered.

Feisar · 17-06-2021 3:08pm

Lurleen wrote: »

"Since breastfeeding is OK in public due to being natural, I should be able to urinate/defecate/masturbate/have sex in public."

It's amazing that that actually gets resorted to as an argument but it does!

Ah no, surely no one is that thick.

17-06-2021 3:13pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

wait until yous hear some rugby commentry.....buzzword central :yawn:

Talking of rugby phrases the term “the ref missed their antics at the ruck” must be used in every single thread about whoever Ireland are playing.

CrabRevolution · 17-06-2021 3:22pm

pinksoir wrote: »

"You couldn't make it up". Usually said in relation to something that could, indeed, quite easily be made up.

https://twitter.com/brfootball/status/522691571763126272

17-06-2021 3:24pm

Aegir wrote: »

Talking of rugby phrases the term “the ref missed their antics at the ruck” must be used in every single thread about whoever Ireland are playing.

To the un-initiated....the ruck is basically a buzzword for rolling around on the ground

17-06-2021 3:26pm

Feisar wrote: »

Ah no, surely no one is that thick.

Not a word of a lie. Do a search!

17-06-2021 3:29pm

'X is is living rent-free in your head' seems to be becoming more common, and annoying.

whisky_galore · 17-06-2021 3:42pm

Only in Ireland.

*insert tired quote from +20 year old channel 4 sitcom*

Road tax.

Quantum Erasure · 17-06-2021 5:18pm

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